Human Germline Gene Therapy: Scientific, Moral and Political Issues

This book provides a worthwhile and challenging introduction to scientific and moral issues in germline gene therapy. It contains two parts, dealing with scientific and moral issues respectively. In the first, scientific part, a chapter on what the alternatives to germline therapy are is helpful, es...

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Main Author: Holtug, Nils (Author)
Format: Electronic Review
Language:English
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Published: BMJ Publ. 2001
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2001, Volume: 27, Issue: 1, Pages: 67-68
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